HI everyone...

Coconut is a young budgie that budgieloverkirsty bred for me while she had my birds. When he was a few weeks old I took him out of the nest and have hand reared him ever since. He is now at least two months old and has problems.

He was born with an extra joint in one leg up high and the foot on his other leg is curled up. He can't walk properly and this would be fine except he has french molt. Nearly all of his brothers and sisters have had it too and Kirsty tells me that his is a mild case but i don't like the fact that he will sit on the bottom of the cage all his life.

Is there anything i can do for him? Will he ever fly?

Also how do I wean him?

Thanks for your help

Luv Kate

try this link if it doesn't work copy it in your browser

 

http://www.avianweb.com/frenchmolt.html

 

and this link may be better

http://www.birdhealth.com.au/about/r-polyomavirus.html

 

good luck with your bird sometimes they recover

Edited January 5, 201015 yr by splat

thanks splat

hi all

just letting you know that coconut died some time back... RIP

thats sad mate

rip coconut

Oh no! RIP Coconut.